Universitas Muhammadiyah Purworejo (UMPWR) - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sudar, M.Pd., was officially inaugurated by the Chancellor as postgraduate director for the period 2025 - 2027. The inauguration, which was held on Thursday, 6 March 2025 in the East Campus Seminar Room of the Rectorate Building, was attended by officials and the University Senate, Daily Governing Board, Deans, Heads of Study Programmes and Secretaries, Heads of Institutions, Heads of UPT, and Heads of Administration in the UMPWR environment.
The inauguration of the UMPWR postgraduate director is the first time after UMPWR currently has two S2 Study Programmes, namely Master of English Education and Master of Mathematics Education. In addition, the postgraduate director is also the implementation of the mandate of the UMPWR statute.
UMPWR Rector Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teguh Wibowo, M.Pd., said that the inauguration of the postgraduate director can be used as a campus promotion. The rector also emphasised that there is a performance contract between the postgraduate director and the rector that must be implemented, such as increasing the number of master study programmes, and also the number of lecturers with the academic position of head lecturer and professor. In addition, the rector also targets for the Master's Programme in Mathematics Education to obtain an accreditation rating of Excellent.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Drs. Muh. Hamidi, M.Pd., congratulated Assoc. Prof. Dr Sudar, M.Pd., on his inauguration as director of the UMPWR postgraduate programme. Drs Hamidi advised the postgraduate director to always innovate.
‘Nowadays with global developments, we are required to always innovate. Innovations that are different from others. Make new breakthroughs that can improve the quality and quantity of the campus,’ he said. Drs Hamidi also advised UMPWR postgraduates to always improve collaboration, cooperation and networking. (akb / KP).
